half-boot

English

Noun

half-boot (plural half-boots)

1. A short boot, rising to anywhere from the ankle to halfway up the calf, but no higher.

Translations

a boot that only covers the ankle

Greek: Ancient: ἀρβύλη f (arbúlē)

See also

• cocker
• congress boot

References

• “half-boot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.